History Department Student Learning Outcomes
All courses in the department will address one or more of these learning outcomes.
- Student frames historical questions
- Student employs a broad range of sources and displays breadth in research
- Student demonstrates awareness of interpretive differences
- Student evaluates and analyzes source material
- Student writes clearly and effectively
- Student develops an interpretation based on evidence
- Student shows a grasp of relevant historical facts and contexts
- Student communicates effectively orally
University Studies courses in the department will also foster student learning outcomes appropriate to their University Studies categories. Those learning outcomes are linked below:
HST 101 Western Civilization to 1650
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 102 Western Civilization since 1650
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 103 Introduction to Global History 1500-1848
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 104 Introduction to Global History since 1848
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 105 Unitied States to 1865
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 106 Unitied States from 1865 to Present
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
(Note: HST 106 is included as an option in the Immigration cluster)
HST 203 The Sea and History
Historical and Philosophical Approaches and Living in a Global Society
HST 204 Women in Modern America
Historical and Philosophical Approaches and Living in a Diverse Nation
HST 205 History of Science I: Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 206 History of Science II: Modern Science
Historical and Philosophical Approaches
HST 207 Jewish History to 1492
Historical and Philosophical Approaches and Living in a Global Society
HST 208 Jewish History from 1492 to the Present
Historical and Philosophical Approaches and Living in a Diverse Nation
HST 209 African-American History
Historical and Philosophical Approaches and Living in a Global Society
HST 290
Coming Soon: Explorations Beyond the Classroom
All HST 400s serve as capstone courses for University Studies purposes
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